And thus do you find that the Holy One Blessed be He is

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Vayehi Beshalach 5:16

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 21, 2025

And thus do you find that the Holy One Blessed be He is destined to exact punishment of the wicked in Gehinnom (the place of spiritual purification after death) with the east wind, viz. (Isaiah 30:33) "For Tafteh (Gehinnom) is ready from yesterday. It is readied for the king (Sancheriv). He has deepened and widened it. Its pyre has much fire and wood. The breath of the L–rd, as a stream of sulfur, burns in it." And it is written (Ibid. 27:8) "He spoke His stern words on the day of the east wind." Here, too, "And the L–rd drove the sea with a strong east wind": the strongest of the winds, the east wind.

Themes

Prophecy Divine justice Death

Biblical References

Isaiah 30:33

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